Melissa Renwick
Photographer
Melissa Renwick is an independent Canadian photojournalist and photographer based in Toronto, with a focus on documentary storytelling.
Hailing from the western prairies, Melissa obtained her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Mount Royal University before transitioning her focus to photography. She previously worked as a staff photographer for the Toronto Star and was named Photojournalist of the Year by the National Pictures of the Year in 2015.
Her work has been recognized by The Magenta Foundation, the News Photographers Association of Canada and COPA.
Melissa Renwick
Photographer
Melissa Renwick is an independent Canadian photojournalist and photographer based in Toronto, with a focus on documentary storytelling.
Hailing from the western prairies, Melissa obtained her bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Mount Royal University before transitioning her focus to photography. She previously worked as a staff photographer for the Toronto Star and was named Photojournalist of the Year by the National Pictures of the Year in 2015.
Her work has been recognized by The Magenta Foundation, the News Photographers Association of Canada and COPA.
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María Magdalena Campos-Pons: BeholdSep 15, 2023 – Jan 14, 2024María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Behold is a monographic exhibition of a visionary voice in photography, immersive installation, painting, and performance. Spanning nearly four decades of visually engaging artworks, the exhibition explores Campos-Pons’s prescient and sensorial work – transporting viewers across geographies, mediums, and spiritual practices. (more…)
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UPHA Made in UkraineUkrainian Photographic AlternativeUPHA Made in Ukraine is the first book published by BOOKSHA. The work on the project started in 2017. The book is the result of creative work by the participants of the Ukrainian Photographic Alternative group. (more…)
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Malta Biennale 2024Mar 11 – May 2024The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation, UNESCO, has just granted its patronage to maltabiennale.art, which will be held in Malta for the first time in the coming year. UNESCO’s patronage is considered as a high form of recognition for this art festival (more…)
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Gilles Aillaud: Political AnimalOct 4, 2023 – Feb 24, 2024When asked about his decision to paint almost nothing but animals, Gilles Aillaud replied “because I like them”. Contemporaneous with early Pop Art works, with their varying degrees of fascination with consumer products and mass communication, the paintings of Gilles Aillaud (who died in 2005) have nothing exotic about them. (more…)
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In The Next Door RoomPhotography of Lise SarfatiThe awakening of adolescence has been a recurring theme that has always fascinated a great many visual artists; conflicts of identity, physical metamorphosis, psychological instability (more…)
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Rencontres d’ArlesPhotography FestivalEvery summer since 1970, over the course of more than forty exhibitions at various of the city’s exceptional heritage sites, the Rencontres d’Arles has been a major influence in disseminating the best of world photography (more…)
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Luther Konadu: No FurtherSep 23, 2023 – Jan 14, 2024There is determination in rejection. Luther Konadu’s latest exhibition, No Further, continues the artist’s ongoing exploration of portraiture photography, which began in 2015. Departing from conventional depictions of human subjects, Konadu directs his attention to the medium of photography itself and the compositional elements inherent to the genre. (more…)
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Performance AutumnSep 30 – Nov 19, 2023This autumn, we are presenting a series of entirely new performances created by artists from the north of Sweden exclusively for Bildmuseet. You will meet expressions blurring the boundaries between art, music, sound, and dance, taking place in various spaces throughout the museum: exhibition halls and stairwells, open areas and enclosed rooms. (more…)
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Comment Se RaconterSep 8, 2023 – Jan 28, 2024To tell your own story (Comment se raconter) brings together stories from behind the scenes of grand history, from society’s margins. The featured artists come from different horizons; they share stories through videos, sculptures, letters, and images. In our post-truth age, we are witnessing a fragmentation of collective narratives. (more…)
